Housing and contracts
We compare reviewed statements, proposals and older manifestos, rather than 29N manifesto promises. Support and opposition refer to the exact statement above each table. A gap does not mean neutrality or no position. Regional sources are marked as territorial context.
Method and limitsSeasonal rentals
A seasonal lease should not be used to get around the rules for renting someone’s main home.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesRego supports regulating seasonal and room rentals to prevent avoidance of LAU obligations. This is explicit national-policy evidence from December 2024; its age is retained and it is not presented as a new election promise. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesAday Moreno’s direct report on CC’s proposals for the national rental law negotiations. CC’s proposal for Congress requires evidence of a genuine need for a temporary lease, as reported by Aday Moreno. It would make the tenant provide this evidence, rather than the landlord as proposed. This supports distinguishing justified temporary use from main-home rentals; it does not imply support for every restriction in the decree. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesThe Basque group proposes seasonal rental regulation while respecting devolved powers. Support concerns preventing fraud; it does not imply support for every housing decree. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesOskar Matute identifies seasonal and room rental regulation as an important measure. This is explicit support for this measure, separate from his support for the whole package. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSara Bailac calls in the Senate for regulation of seasonal, room and coliving rentals to stop avoidance of residential law. Supports this regulation; this is not a 29N manifesto. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesMadrenas supports a public register preventing seasonal contracts from evading main-home rental protection, while preserving Catalan powers and legitimate seasonal rentals. This assessment rests on her stated policy, rather than support for starting a legislative debate. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesBelarra identifies seasonal rentals as a loophole for avoiding residential limits and welcomes closing it. This is a national leader’s Congress speech, distinct from the territorial Murcia release. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Insufficient evidence |
| PSOE | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesThe PSOE publication supports closing seasonal rentals used to evade ordinary contracts. Text and date confirmed by a manual copy of the original. Predates the decree; does not claim it remains in force or was ultimately ratified. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSumar explicitly supports this regulation in its decree announcement. This records a published position, not whether the measure remains in force or an election manifesto. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Insufficient evidence |
| VOX | Insufficient evidence |
First home
People buying their first home to live in should pay less tax.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sourcesBNG’s 2008 national-election manifesto (historical evidence; not its 2026 manifesto). Its 2008 national manifesto proposes reducing mortgage stamp duty for under-35s accessing a first home. This is historical evidence of support for first-home tax relief, rather than a current VAT proposal or a claim that mortgage tax rules remain unchanged. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesThe 2025 housing resolution calls on the state to introduce first-home purchase tax incentives, alongside regional measures. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposal First observed: Territorial context Explanation and sourcesEAJ-PNV 9th general assembly policy paper 2 (2025; territorial context). EAJ-PNV’s adopted policy paper proposes broader tax deductions for buying or renting a first main home. This concerns housing policy in the Basque territories and their tax systems, without specifying a national VAT rate. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Insufficient evidence |
| ERC | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesEstrems explicitly proposes 4% VAT on a first home bought to live in, distinguishing it from speculative investment. This September statement is later than the vote on a different tax proposal in February. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesPallarès describes Junts’s Congress proposal: 0% VAT on a first home for people under 35. This specific national measure establishes support; the general mortgage page alone was insufficient. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Insufficient evidence |
| PP | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesThe Popular group motion proposes lower VAT on a first new home and instalment payments. Supports tax relief; other parties’ positions are not inferred from this release. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Insufficient evidence |
| Sumar | Insufficient evidence |
| UPN | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesCatalán votes separately for reducing VAT on a first newly built home from 10% to 4% and paying in instalments alongside the mortgage. Point 6 directly addresses purchase-tax relief; other provisions are not inferred. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sourcesVOX’s economic and housing plan proposes removing VAT on first-home purchases on physical page 46. Hosted in an October 2025 path without a printed publication date; first observed on 6 October 2026. This is not its 29N manifesto. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
Rent prices
In areas where rents have soared, there should still be a limit on what landlords can charge.
This means areas where the law allows rent caps because people struggle to afford housing.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesRego supports limiting rent increases and expanding public housing; considers the first decree insufficient. It was repealed on 2 October. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesOramas specifically criticises rent caps when opposing the 2023 law, citing rising mortgage costs. Historical evidence; the stance is not inferred from a vote on the entire legislative package. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesBilbao branch statement supporting implementation of the national statutory rent caps. PNV’s Bilbao branch supports implementing the national law’s rent caps through stressed-market designation. This endorses the existing statutory mechanism without extrapolating its other municipal measures across Spain. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesMatute defends rent regulation and limits on rent increases at renewal, seeking to retain them as structural protection. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesEstrems supports intervention through rent regulation and public housing. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesProposes preventing large landlords from bypassing rent caps in pressured areas through new extensions. Supports enforcing those caps, with payment conditions and recovery for a landlord’s own needs. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSánchez Serna proposes statutory rent limits, public housing and restrictions on speculative funds. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesCruz-Guzmán proposes ending price controls in pressured areas. The answer comes from her statement, not the whole-package vote. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesLópez supports limiting rent increases. Decree 26/2026 was repealed on 2 October; the speech is not evidence that it remains law. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes applying Housing Law rent regulation to every area under housing pressure, including allowing national or local government to request designation. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Opposes the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Its 2023 general-election manifesto calls for repealing the Housing Law that provides rent caps in stressed areas. This records that repeal commitment without inventing an alternative rent-control proposal. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesChamorro calls for ending pressured-area rules and expanding supply. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
Families with nowhere else to live
A vulnerable family with nowhere else to live should be able to delay eviction for a limited time.
A judge decides. The landlord receives compensation, with exemptions for small landlords.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesRego supports suspension and seeks structural solutions beyond temporary extensions. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesValido supports the first decree’s protections, specifically welcoming state compensation for vulnerable households and the distinction between small landlords and large owners. She seeks amendments rather than giving unconditional support. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesAccepts this extension excluding owners of one or two homes; criticises indefinite moratoria and seeks housing supply and public responsibility. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesMatute supports this protection, public alternative housing and landlord compensation. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSalvador defends the temporary safety net for families unable to pay rent. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesMadrenas rejects further extensions, proposing state payment of vulnerable tenants’ debt and rent. This is not opposition to all social assistance. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesBelarra supports eviction protection for families without other housing. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Insufficient evidence |
| PSOE | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesRodríguez supports suspending vulnerable-household evictions and public coverage of small landlords’ unpaid rents. Support concerns this compensating mechanism, rather than every occupation. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesVidal defends retaining the judicial suspension for households certified as vulnerable without alternative housing, explicitly arguing that the decree also protects small landlords. The debated text includes compensation and exemptions. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesCristina Ibarrola’s direct statements to Europa Press on renting and private property, 29 April 2026. Ibarrola opposes preventing eviction for non-payment to protect vulnerable tenants at private owners’ expense, calling for public resources and housing instead. She supports helping those families but rejects making owners provide that protection. The report does not specify her alternative compensation arrangements or exemptions. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesHernández Quero rejects placing this burden on landlords and calls for state-provided alternative housing. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
Unpaid rent
A landlord should be able to recover their home sooner, with a judge’s permission, if the tenant fails to pay or breaks the contract.
The tenant keeps the right to defend themselves and explain their situation to the judge.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesRego opposes facilitating civil evictions through changes to civil procedure and tenancy law, highlighting harm to vulnerable people. The evidence concerns civil evictions rather than criminal occupation. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesCalls for reform of national housing and tenancy law and faster recovery after unlawful occupation or prolonged non-payment. It specifies neither a deadline nor extrajudicial eviction. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Insufficient evidence |
| EH Bildu | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesMatute distinguishes rent arrears from criminal occupation and opposes shortening civil-eviction delays for vulnerable households, specifically criticising reductions from two months to one and from four months to three. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Insufficient evidence |
| Junts | Insufficient evidence |
| Podemos | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesSánchez Serna opposes accelerating civil evictions in PP’s housing proposal, highlighting low-income households. His substantive criticism explicitly addresses faster proceedings and reduced protection, rather than relying on a package vote. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesCurbelo backs the proposal addressed to the national government to reduce delays in civil recovery of rented housing and improve court resources. Her intervention specifically discusses small landlords waiting years to recover their property. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Insufficient evidence |
| Sumar | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesIbáñez explicitly opposes faster civil eviction proceedings against vulnerable tenants and reduced protection in PP’s proposal. His criticism concerns tenant evictions, rather than just criminal occupation or a vote against the overall initiative. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesCristina Ibarrola’s direct statements to Europa Press on renting and private property, 29 April 2026. Ibarrola supports owners recovering a rented home when tenants fail to pay and damage it, opposing measures that prevent eviction. She links this to legal certainty and public assistance for people in need. This concerns breached rental contracts, not inference from the criminal fast trial for occupation, nor a proposal for eviction without a judge. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Records a proposal to shorten eviction procedures for occupation and rent non-payment. The party’s terminology does not remove the legal distinction between them. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
Housing occupation
If someone is accused of occupying a home illegally, a judge should be able to use a fast trial.
This means a criminal trial where the accused can defend themselves. It does not concern unpaid rent.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Insufficient evidence |
| Coalición Canaria | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesValido García, Cristina votes for separately voted amendment 539, adding unlawful entry into a home and usurpation to fast criminal proceedings. This concerns the specific criminal route, not unpaid rent or every civil recovery procedure. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesEsteban Bravo, Aitor votes for separately voted amendment 539, adding unlawful entry into a home and usurpation to fast criminal proceedings. This concerns the specific criminal route, not unpaid rent or every civil recovery procedure. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesTheir joint Senate group submits amendment 3 to remove unlawful entry and usurpation from fast criminal proceedings. This postdates the initial favourable vote, which is not treated as the final position. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesTheir joint Senate group submits amendment 3 to remove unlawful entry and usurpation from fast criminal proceedings. This postdates the initial favourable vote, which is not treated as the final position. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesNogueras proposes criminal-court removal where occupants cannot show a lawful title, with recovery proceedings within 48 hours, distinguishing this from civil measures for apartment-owner associations. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesBelarra Urteaga, Ione votes against separately voted amendment 539, adding unlawful entry into a home and usurpation to fast criminal proceedings. This concerns the specific criminal route, not unpaid rent or every civil recovery procedure. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesGamarra Ruiz-Clavijo, Concepción votes for separately voted amendment 539, adding unlawful entry into a home and usurpation to fast criminal proceedings. This concerns the specific criminal route, not unpaid rent or every civil recovery procedure. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesLópez Álvarez, Patxi votes against separately voted amendment 539, adding unlawful entry into a home and usurpation to fast criminal proceedings. This concerns the specific criminal route, not unpaid rent or every civil recovery procedure. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesGuijarro García, Txema votes against separately voted amendment 539, adding unlawful entry into a home and usurpation to fast criminal proceedings. This concerns the specific criminal route, not unpaid rent or every civil recovery procedure. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesCatalán Higueras, Alberto votes for separately voted amendment 539, adding unlawful entry into a home and usurpation to fast criminal proceedings. This concerns the specific criminal route, not unpaid rent or every civil recovery procedure. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesQuero calls for eviction within 24–48 hours through changes to both civil and criminal procedural law, supporting faster criminal proceedings for unlawful occupation rather than unpaid rent. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
Building new homes
Getting permission to build new homes should be quicker and simpler.
The same safety and environmental checks would still apply.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Insufficient evidence |
| Coalición Canaria | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesValido calls for planning-law reform and simpler bureaucracy alongside public housing and youth credit. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesVaquero supports the planning reform negotiated with PSOE, not unrestricted deregulation. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Insufficient evidence |
| ERC | Supports the proposal First observed: Territorial context Explanation and sourcesERC’s 2024 Catalonia election manifesto, urban-planning measure 8 (territorial and historical evidence). ERC’s Catalonia manifesto proposes simpler, faster urban-planning procedures, especially in municipalities with little development activity, within its housing policy. It retains building inspections and environmental protection rather than removing construction checks. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesMadrenas calls for simpler procedures, effective deadlines and legal certainty, respecting Catalan powers. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Insufficient evidence |
| PP | Supports the proposalExplanation and sources |
| PSOE | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesPérez Ortiz supports faster rules with planning and affordable housing, distinguishing this from repeal of the housing law. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSpeaking for Sumar’s national parliamentary group, Vergara supports faster urban-planning procedures and greater legal certainty. She links reform to housing rights and sustainable, accessible, socially just cities, rather than removing checks. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesCatalán supports separately voted point 5: reducing administrative burdens and coordinating national reports to shorten land and housing development from ten years to four while preserving legal certainty. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports facilitating construction. The speech does not specify all safeguards or a licensing deadline. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
Renewing a lease
If you pay the rent for your main home and keep to the contract, your lease should renew automatically.
The landlord could recover the home for a justified reason.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesRego explicitly supports the second decree, devoted to automatic lease renewal, to protect families at the end of their contracts. Support concerns this specific measure. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesRejects decree 27/2026’s renewal and compensation model over its effects on owners and supply. The decree was repealed on 2 October. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesVaquero rejects the second decree’s automatic-renewal scheme, criticising the compensation required to recover housing and the exceptions. She remains open to negotiating a different reform. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports stable renewal while rent is paid, with landlord exceptions under decree 27/2026. The decree was repealed on 2 October. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports stable renewal while rent is paid, with landlord exceptions under decree 27/2026. The decree was repealed on 2 October. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesMadrenas rejects imposed open-ended rental contracts in her criticism of market restrictions. This does not imply opposition to voluntary open-ended leases. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports stable renewal while rent is paid, with landlord exceptions under decree 27/2026. The decree was repealed on 2 October. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesSayas opposes the substance of the second decree, specifically concerning automatic lease renewal, arguing it harms legal certainty, property rights and rental supply. The evidence is from that dedicated debate rather than the first housing decree. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sourcesThe PSOE announcement records Isabel Rodríguez’s support for automatic renewal with safeguards. It precedes the repeal of decree 27/2026 on 2 October; it is not current law. Full text supplied manually and cross-checked against the indexed page; publication date unconfirmed. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports stable renewal while rent is paid, with landlord exceptions under decree 27/2026. The decree was repealed on 2 October. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Insufficient evidenceExplanation and sourcesAvailable sources do not establish support or opposition to this proposal. This does not mean the party is neutral. |
| VOX | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesRejects decree 27/2026’s renewal and compensation model over its effects on owners and supply. The decree was repealed on 2 October. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
Purchases by funds and companies
Housing purchases by funds and companies seeking to speculate should be restricted.
There would be exceptions for providing affordable housing.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesRego supports restricting speculation and investment funds when endorsing the decree’s measures, considering them necessary but insufficient. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Insufficient evidence |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesVaquero endorses measures against speculation and penalties on bulk purchases by foreign funds, requiring proportionate limits on duration and territory. She distinguishes that support from opposition to a blanket ban on all companies. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesMatute explicitly supports the decree’s limits on investment-fund purchases and calls for restoring them if the decree lapses. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesEstrems supports restricting corporate housing purchases to prevent speculative investment from competing with home seekers, distinguishing homes bought to live in from buildings purchased for resale. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesMadrenas explicitly offers support for banning vulture-fund housing purchases, while opposing a broader ban on all legal entities because it would also affect cooperatives and public bodies. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesProposes broader restrictions on funds and recovery of empty homes; this does not establish support for every later decree provision. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Opposes the proposal Territorial context Explanation and sourcesNavarre parliamentary debate on restrictions on speculative purchases (2026; regional groups’ own positions). García Malo explicitly opposes restricting housing purchases in stressed areas to combat speculation. The Navarre PP group argues these restrictions reduce supply and advocates more land and construction; this is a regional position on that regulation, not a national pledge. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sourcesRodríguez supports stopping funds’ speculative purchases and directing listed property companies towards affordable housing. Coding supports the restriction, not every possible ban design. Decree 26/2026 was repealed on 2 October; publication date unconfirmed and full text supplied manually. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesIbáñez supports restricting speculative purchases by funds while seeking better rules. Decree 26/2026 was repealed on 2 October. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Opposes the proposal Territorial context Explanation and sourcesNavarre parliamentary debate on restrictions on speculative purchases (2026; regional groups’ own positions). Sánchez de Muniáin opposes the proposed deeper intervention in Navarre’s housing market, including restrictions on speculative purchases in stressed areas, arguing that it reduces supply. He separately supports agreements to reuse buildings; the assessment is not based solely on a package vote. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Insufficient evidence |